MoD-backed Octric invests up to £200m to up capacity at Newton Aycliffe semiconductor fab

The Newton Aycliffe fab was most recently used by Coherent to manufacture VCSELs for 3D sensing applications (Image: Coherent)
Significant investment will see the UK chip manufacturing facility once owned by Coherent start to rebuild, after years of job losses
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